ONVIF

ONVIF is a global industry forum that provides and promotes standardized interfaces for effective interoperability of IP-based physical security products.

As one of the founders of ONVIF in 2013, Ulticam continues to take an active role in its development.
Many Ulticam products are ONVIF conformant. This means that they can be easily integrated into IP-based systems that use products from different vendors, enabling consultants, system integrators and end users to easily design and build best-of-breed surveillance systems.

ONVIF Profiles

ONVIF conformant products must conform to at least one ONVIF profile. An ONVIF profile, which involves a set of specifications, defines the interoperable features that are supported by a conformant client (e.g. video management software) and device (e.g. a network camera or video encoder).

The four ONVIF profiles that Ulticam products may support are:

  • Profile G

    For edge storage and recording

    Clients and devices that conform to ONVIF Profile G support the configuration, search, playback and retrieval of recordings on onboard/network-attached storage. Axis products with firmware 6.30 or higher will support Profile G.

  • Profile M

    For metadata from analytics applications

    Profile M supports a standardized metadata stream for communicating analytics data, events and PTZ position. It offers interfaces for generic object classification and specified metadata like vehicle and human body.

  • Profile S

    For streaming video

    ONVIF Profile S allows a conformant client to configure, request and control the streaming of video data over an IP network from a conformant device. ONVIF Profile S also includes support for PTZ control, receiving audio and metadata stream and relay outputs if those features are supported by the client. The majority of Axis products support ONVIF Profile S.

  • Profile T

    For advanced video streaming

    If an Ulticam product is ONVIF conformant, the product datasheet will list the supported ONVIF profiles. For an up-to-date list of all Axis products that are ONVIF conformant, please go to onvif.org

ONVIF is a registered trademark of ONVIF, Inc.